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Meh

• codingdave 7y ago
  > Maybe we'd find out who the real greatest programmers are. I don't think there is such a thing. Certainly there are well-known coders who are terrific. But there are also great coders quietly working away in mundane jobs, doing great work, without any fanfare. And we have a huge variety of work in the industry. A great programmer in one area won't be a great in another. And that isn't even getting into the philosophical discussion of academic coders vs. pragmatic. At the end of the day, any list of the best coders is going to be built upon opinionated criteria. Maybe instead of discussing an artificial list, just go out and say "Thanks", to any great coders who you work with.
  • xurias 7y ago
    You can all go fuck yourselves
    • davidcbc 7y ago
      You are being downvoted because your post is completely unrelated to this article, not because you are interested in who HN users look up to.
• detaro 7y ago
  Then submit the article to HN if you want it to be discussed?